Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: the better Feeder steers 300-500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. The better Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-25.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Plain or fleshy or those with too much hair sold with a steep discount. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.84/cwt on 25 head, down $6.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −70.29 against this barn's trailing median of $394.13.

Average price

$323.84

▼ 6.08 vs prior sale

25 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.23

vs AR average

−7.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	326.86	1,824	22
Medium and Large 2	543	301.67	1,639	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $323.84, median $394.13 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

323.84

—

AR average8 barns · 285 hd

337.07

−13.23

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−7.68

This barn, trailing median33 sales

394.13

−70.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	420.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	312.27/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	325.20/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	386.28/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	396.62/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	366.16/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	440.12/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	287.32/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	419.42/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	309.20/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	308.29/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	478.78/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	359.26/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,883	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	392.36/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	338.12/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	315.05/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	319.11/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	321.92/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,012	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	286.30/cwt	272.50–310.00	2,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	321.07/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,840	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	436.81/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	451.11/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	696	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	344.68/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	332.85/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	412.71/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,572	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.48/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	344.20/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	322.46/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	343.67/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Sep 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 425Year ago 715

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 13Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	450.00–500.00	478.78
6	350–400	382	440.00–480.00	451.11
7	400–450	426	425.00–460.00	436.81
4	450–500	475	400.00–430.00	420.27
2	500–550	528	380.00–392.50	386.28
1	550–600	580	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	668	310.00–335.00	325.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	490	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	568	310.00–342.50	320.48
3	600–650	623	297.50–325.00	312.27
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	895	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	598	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	410.00–450.00	440.12
12	350–400	381	395.00–435.00	412.71
10	400–450	419	377.50–415.00	396.62
4	450–500	466	362.50–372.50	366.16
6	500–550	520	327.50–340.00	332.85
13	550–600	573	305.00–337.50	321.07
4	600–650	628	310.00–317.50	315.05
3	650–700	663	305.00–315.00	308.29
2	700–750	728	280.00–295.00	287.32
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–360.00	344.68
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	696	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	330.00–335.00	332.44
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	429	320.00–370.00	343.67
4	450–500	478	335.00–355.00	344.20
2	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	310.00
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	402.50–435.00	419.42
5	450–500	476	375.00–402.50	392.36
17	500–550	524	345.00–395.00	359.26
6	550–600	562	315.00–370.00	338.12
10	600–650	625	310.00–332.50	321.92
3	650–700	675	312.50–325.00	319.11
6	700–750	720	290.00–320.00	309.20
2	750–800	778	275.00–280.00	277.46
1	1000–1050	1,045	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	503	315.00–330.00	322.46
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	843	272.50–310.00	286.30

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